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Passkeys Your Company is Making You Use.

I don't like carrying yubikeys either

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Jan 08, 2024
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⚡TLDR;

Passkeys are a fancy word for password alternatives to log into something.

  • Passwords are unsecure because people reuse passwords. (You can check if a password has been breached here)

  • Not using your password to authenticate is usually more secure. It just gets inconvenient carrying other physical devices around as an alternative.

  • People can mix passwords and passkeys together.

🔑 Types of Passkeys

  • Platform authenticators: Authentication built in your device. Stuff like using your finger print, face recognition, or trusting your windows PC

  • Roaming authenticators: Devices you have to physically carry with you like Google Titan or Yubikeys. Think of external USB devices.

🧠 How it used to happen

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